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UK won the Military Cyberwarfare exercise Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2)

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Defence Cyber Marvel 2 (DCM2) is the largest Western Europe-led cyber exercise that took place in Tallinn with 34 teams from 11 countries. This year, 750 cyber specialists have participated in the military cyberwarfare exercise. ” reads the press release published by the UK Ministry of Defence. .

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

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Credit: ESA – European Space Agency The offensive cybersecurity team at Thales demonstrated how to take control of the ESA satellite, the is considered the world’s first ethical satellite hacking exercise. The exercise aims at assessing the resilience of satellites to cyber attacks. According to classified U.S.

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CPPA Board Holds Meeting on Revised Draft Regulations for Risk Assessment and Automated Decisionmaking Technology

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Notice Requirements Require the business to provide information to consumers about how the business proposes to use the ADMT, to enable them to decide whether to opt-out or proceed, and whether to exercise their access right. Recognize an exception from access requests for using ADMT solely for training purposes.

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President Biden Signs Two Bills Aimed at Enhancing Government Cybersecurity

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Under the Cyber Workforce Program Act, the Office of Personal Management (“OPM”) must create a rotational work force development program across federal agencies, including the development of relevant procedures, prerequisites for participation, performance measures and requirements with respect to training, education and career development.

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Ransomware realities in 2023: one employee mistake can cost a company millions

Security Affairs

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? Use 2FA authentication for better protection.

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China-linked Alloy Taurus APT uses a Linux variant of PingPull malware

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The Alloy Taurus APT group targeted South Africa because in February 2023, the African state joined Russia and China to participate in combined naval exercises. Alloy Taurus is known for leveraging the SoftEther VPN service to facilitate access and maintain persistence to their targeted network.

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Tips for Gamifying Your Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program

Security Affairs

In today’s technological world, educating people about cybersecurity awareness is an absolute necessity. It is important when developing and implementing these programs to be aware of what methods of education work best. Team Exercises. In service of that end, gamification is a highly effective tactic.